We Are Back!

 I'll post something tomorrow.

The Feast Of Pentecost

 It's Pentecost Sunday tomorrow and it means a long weekend yet again. So we are going away till Monday. See you all later and have a blessed Pentecost holiday!

Germany, Here We Come!

 So the next day we jumped in our car and drove all the way to Cochem on the Mosel where we originally were planning to rent a room and stay overnight but quickly changed our mind since it was practically impossible to find anything decent and not too expensive and we didn't feel like wasting our time searching. There were all sorts of tourists running around, and the fact that in the mountains nearby a very important car race was taking place didn't help, either. 

On our way back we chose to forgo the autobahn and drove by the Nuernburg Ring (the famous race circuit) and let me tell you, it's been long since I've seen crowds like this. We visited a gas station where they sell special race benzine and I bought some nice magazines. I missed those! 

Then we chose the road which went through the village which had been flooded last summer. It was a horrible sight. The whole of the centre is destroyed, like a war happened or something. Ruins everywhere. I'm so happy we didn't go there last year, all because I was so hesitant about their mask rules, otherwise we'd probably be shown on the TV as some of the victims, too!

Speaking about masks. They are abolished in Germany, except in public transportation. You don't see tourists wearing them. Yet, as we parked our car close to a big supermarket we saw quite a lot of local population wearing them. I was especially impressed by 2 examples, both spotted at the parking lot in fresh air, mind you. One was a middle aged lady who pulled hers down to light a cigarette. I mean she was afraid to catch the virus outside with virtually no one around, but wasn't bothered by lung cancer, leukemia, heart attack, COPD etc etc.

The other two were young men, practically boys of about 18, both very fit and thin, wearing their N-95s up to their eyes on the empty parking grounds. To think, that their men once conquered nearly all of Europe and half of Africa. And they are supposed to defend us in the case of war??? Somehow, I don't see them on the Eastern Front, if you know what I mean. At least here, most anyone dropped their masks one week before they were officially abolished back in February. 

Here practically no one wears them any more, outside of very old people. Even though somebody told me that all her colleagues were down with corona so the virus is still freely circulating and nobody seems to care. Germans had a test centre in the middle of Cochem, here I think they are mostly closed as you are supposed to do a self test (saves the gov-t money). Speaking of money, the benzine prices started rising again. Germany is lowering their gas tax this weekend, it's supposed to become 50 cent cheaper which is a lot. Really hope that we follow suit!

And now, the pics:

And a bonus one, me in my summer villa:

Viking Festival

 So here are finally some of the vacation pictures with a story. Thursday we visited a Viking festival and it was INCREDIBLY busy. Like really. We had to stand 30 minutes in the line to buy some tea and coffee, and it was later in the day when many were leaving already. Corona was totally forgotten, there were huge crowds everywhere, nobody was keeping any distance. Just like the good old days.

You don't see them in the photos though, they were all close to the food tents or around the places where the activities took place, such as bow shooting or combat imitation. To be continued...

Serves Them Right

A young man from San Francisco launched a controversial civil lawsuit against his parents this morning, demanding $1,857,250 in financial compensation for being raised as a girl and forced to wear feminine clothes for more than 14 years.

The plaintive, 22-year old Chelsea Roberts, alleges that his parents, Brian and Angela Roberts, forced him to wear dresses or skirts every day for years, forced him to behave and identify himself as a girl, and even tried to impose a sex change surgery on him.

In his request, the young man claims his parents’ behavior and the sexual identity they imposed on him have caused severe psychological trauma that will leave lasting scars and necessitate years of therapy.

I hope justice will be served. Some people should not be allowed around children whether their own or someone else's...

 

We Are Back!

 And had a lot of adventures:) Of which I'll write tomorrow or so. Hope you are all enjoying yourselves just as much as we did!

Ascension Weekend

 It's the Feast of the Ascension today, and it's a long weekend as the kids are free from school for 4 days in a row, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Many parents are free, too, so that yesterday there was a traffic jam of 1000 km the direction of Germany despite rising benzine prices (yet again). They are talking about making the tax even lower but as of now they haven't done it, unfortunately, but it won't keep us home since the last Covid restrictions were abolished some time ago and we are free to visit Germany. 

So we are leaving today, first to a Viking festival, then to our camping and then further East...See you all on Sunday, have a blessed Ascension Weekend!

Texas Elementary School Shooting

 I was going to post a recipe today, but then read this:

18 Students, 1 Adult Dead 

They are now talking about 19 students and 2 adults killed. I'm awfully sorry...

An Anti-Woke Movies Review Site

Someone linked to a new movies and TV shows review site called Right Wing Tomatoes - Filter the woke. 

I haven't figured out exactly how it works yet, but in case anyone is interested, here is the link.